Over the past few years, Japanese whisky has exploded in popularity. From the most commonplace bottlings to limited-edition single casks, Japanese whisky has become increasingly hard to find as whisky fans have discovered how good…
Continue reading »Karuizawa: what makes it the world’s rarest whisky?
Posted on 9 June 2017 by Billy
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Feis Ile 2017 – Islay Festival Photo Gallery
Posted on 7 June 2017 by Billy
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We’re back from the Islay Festival of Music and Malt, after a successful week of pouring whisky, meeting old friends and making new ones. The Whisky Exchange Islay Pop-up Bar was a success, with hundreds…
Continue reading »Blending whisky – how hard can it be?
Posted on 2 June 2017 by Rocky
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Blending whisky is a skilled job. From combining hundreds of casks to make batches of large-scale blends such as Johnnie Walker to marrying a pair of casks for one-off single malt releases such as our…
Continue reading »Highland Park Valkyrie – Viking Spirit
Posted on 31 May 2017 by Stuart
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One in three people living on Orkney have Scandinavian ancestry, so it was no surprise when Highland Park embraced this heritage with its Warriors Series, a range of whiskies named after proud Vikings: Sigurd, Harald,…
Continue reading »15 gins you should know about
Posted on 26 May 2017 by Billy
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Gin is such a fast-moving drinks category that new releases are appearing every day and old favourites sometimes get forgotten. In an attempt to make sure that you don’t miss out, here’s a list of some…
Continue reading »Islay Festival 2017 – what is there to do at Feis Ile?
Posted on 23 May 2017 by Billy
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Feis Ile, the yearly Islay Festival of Music and Malt, is a fixture of the Scotch malt whisky scene. Every year, the population of the isle of Islay doubles for a week at the end…
Continue reading »Jamaican Rum – all you need to know
Posted on 19 May 2017 by Stuart
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Joy Spence, master blender at Appleton Estate, was special guest at the latest Whisky Exchange tasting to share her favourite bottles and to spread the word about Jamaican rum. About Jamaican Rum The story of Jamaican…
Continue reading »Is older whisky better?
Posted on 17 May 2017 by Rocky
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Whether it’s the raging debate about no-age-statement releases, or questions about how old a whisky I’m pouring at a festival around the world is, age is currently a hot topic. Something I’m often asked is…
Continue reading »How To Drink Whisky – Timing
Posted on 12 May 2017 by Stuart
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Whisky has historically been seen as an after-dinner or late-evening drink, but from a taste point of view, what is the most effective time of day to drink whisky? And when are your taste buds…
Continue reading »What is blended whisky? A beginner’s guide
Posted on 10 May 2017 by Billy
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There are a confusing number of types of Scotch whisky. From single malts to vatted grains and blended whisky, people call whisky lots of different things. This month we’re focusing on blended whisky, so it’s…
Continue reading »My love affair with Japanese whisky
Posted on 5 May 2017 by TWE Admin
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Jerome Allaguillemette, assistant bar manager at Sexy Fish in London’s Mayfair, is a huge fan of Japanese whisky. He explains how he fell in love with these beautiful drams, and why they are just as…
Continue reading »Blended Whisky – everyone’s doing it
Posted on 3 May 2017 by TWE Admin
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John Glaser, founder and whiskymaker at Compass Box, makes his case for why blending is essential in the world of Scotch whisky. Everyone blends. This is not well known nor well understood, but in Scotland…
Continue reading »What is gin? A beginner’s guide
Posted on 28 April 2017 by Billy
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The past two decades have seen a return to popularity of what was once the best-loved alcoholic drink in England – gin. But what is gin and what do you do with it? There’s years…
Continue reading »Three big trends impacting Tequila – Sergio Mendoza
Posted on 26 April 2017 by TWE Admin
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Sergio Mendoza is the man behind Don Fulano Tequila. In an exclusive blog post for The Whisky Exchange, he shares his three big trends affecting the world of Tequila and mezcal, and also tells us…
Continue reading »Earth Day: How Does Climate Change Impact Whisky?
Posted on 21 April 2017 by Duncan
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Earth Day takes place on Saturday 22 April, with the purpose of raising awareness about current threats to the earth and its natural resources. Such a day is an opportune time to ask ourselves how…
Continue reading »The story of Kilchoman whisky distillery in five stages
Posted on 19 April 2017 by Stuart
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Many people dream of starting their own whisky distillery, but the Wills family went ahead and did it, founding Kilchoman on Islay back in 2005. George Wills was our host for a tasting of the…
Continue reading »Hibernation Gin – taking botanicals to the next level
Posted on 11 April 2017 by Dawn
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Let’s be honest: we’ve ended up in gin overload, haven’t we? On average, we get sent information on more than 50 new gins every month, and that’s in addition to the 450 gins we already…
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
Posted on: 9 October 2024
What ratio of Sloe to gin is used, I see anything from 400 to 2000g of sloe to 1 litre of gin!
Posted on: 7 October 2024
What really makes Bob Harris' predicament in 'Lost In Translation' so absurdly funny is that he nailed it in one take, and the director just couldn't accept that.
Posted on: 11 January 2024
I'd say there's not a lot between them. I'd say that the techniques used to make the rum change the flavour more than the raw material between molasses and cane honey, so it'll be other factors that...
Posted on: 26 October 2023
Such a pity that the distillery was destroyed. I had the great luck to try one of these, to me almost magic, Karuizawas. It was a 1972/2008, 36y, #7290 with 65%. Since today I have memoriesof this...
Posted on: 17 October 2023